There could be 7 former US Open Champions in 2018 US Open Draw - Would this be a record?

[McEnroeisanartist]

There could be 7 former US Open Champions in 2018 US Open Draw - Would this be record?

Federer - 2004-2008
Del Potro - 2009
Nadal - 2010, 2013, and 2017
Djokovic - 2011 and 2015
Murray - 2012
Cilic - 2014
Wawrinka - 2016

 

[Deleted member 743561]

Bet they wish they'd secured that .com domain now.

 

[abmk]

don't have things on top of my head, but 7 former champs at a slam is not that high a #, pretty sure that you could get more instance of 7 or more.

 

[EloQuent]

If anything isn't different winners more the norm?

 

[True Fanerer]

It's the most in quite a while atleast.

 

[Mustard]

Off the top of my head, it looks like it could be. There were 6 US Open champions in the 1992 US Open draw with Edberg, Sampras, Becker, Lendl, McEnroe and Connors. Wilander was on hiatus. That's the next most I can think of.

The US Open had that period from 1974-1984 when only left-handed players won the men's singles, with Connors 5 times, McEnroe 4 times, Vilas and Orantes. After 1984, it was then Lendl 3 years in a row. There weren't that many one-off winners. In the 1990s, you had Sampras winning 4, Agassi 2 and Rafter 2. In the 2002 US Open, there was only Hewitt, Safin, Sampras and Agassi, with Rafter having retired. In 2005, there was Federer, Hewitt, Roddick, Agassi and Safin.

 

[FHtennisman]

Must be the highest for the last 10-15 years at least. This will also make it one of the most competitive USOs if all of them can perform to a good standard.

 

[True Fanerer]

Seems like the French open could have a lot at once before the Nadal era.

 

[King No1e]

Early this decade we were talking about how the big 4 had a stranglehold on everything. How the tables have turned

 

[King No1e]

Seems like the French open could have a lot at once before the Nadal era.

There were only 2 champions from 2010-15

 

[True Fanerer]

There were only 2 champions from 2010-15

I was referring to long ago. Late 90's early 2000's when there was a different winner pretty often.

 

[justasport]

Never thought about that. Very cool!

 

[Incognito]

I really want to see Stan and Andy in top form.

 

[mellowyellow]

My guess is 5 of them are on the opposite half of the draw of defending champion, whether Murray plays or not.

 

[tennis_pro]

My guess is 5 of them are on the opposite half of the draw of defending champion, whether Murray plays or not.

My guess is that Murray plays, screws up the draw (even though he will be unseeded but never in doubt nevertheless) and withdraws.

 

[Mustard]

Early this decade we were talking about how the big 4 had a stranglehold on everything. How the tables have turned

Have they? The big 4 have won every Wimbledon since 2003, have won 13 out of 14 French Opens since 2005, have won 13 out of 15 Australian Opens since 2004, and have won 12 out of 15 US Opens since 2004. Of the 6 tournaments mentioned here not won by the big 4, Wawrinka won 3 of them. The others are Safin (2005 Australian Open), del Potro (2009 US Open) and Cilic (2014 US Open ). Complete domination by the big 4.

Since one of the big 4 first won a major at 2003 Wimbledon, the big 4 have won 53 out of 61 majors. Extraordinary domination.

 

[King No1e]

Have they? The big 4 have won every Wimbledon since 2003, have won 13 out of 14 French Opens since 2005, have won 13 out of 15 Australian Opens since 2004, and have won 12 out of 15 US Opens since 2004. Of the 6 tournaments mentioned here not won by the big 4, Wawrinka won 3 of them. The others are Safin (2005 Australian Open), del Potro (2009 US Open) and Cilic (2014 US Open ). Complete domination by the big 4.

Since one of the big 4 first won a major at 2003 Wimbledon, the big 4 have won 53 out of 61 majors. Extraordinary domination.

There's a difference between losing 1 Slam in a 8year span (05RG-13USO) and losing 4 in 5 years (14-18)